| Position | Defence |
|---|---|
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 10 |
| Weight lb | 170 |
| Birth date | September 16, 1945 |
| Birth place | Port Hope, Ontario, Canada |
| Death date | January 8, 2012 (aged 66) |
| Death place | Cobourg, Ontario, Canada |
| Career start | 1966 |
| Career end | 1981 |
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Blazers Calgary Cowboys Birmingham Bulls Houston Aeros Winnipeg Jets |
Paul Frederick Terbenche (September 16, 1945 – January 8, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and Buffalo Sabres from 1967 to 1974, as well as in the World Hockey Association with the Vancouver Blazers, Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, Houston Aeros, and Winnipeg Jets from 1974 to 1979. Terbenche won the Avco World Trophy with the Jets in 1979; he arrived on the team after the Jets bought his contract from the defunct Aeros. [1]
During his NHL career, Terbenche appeared in 189 games, scoring five goals and adding twenty-six assists. A free agent in 1974, Terbenche was selected by the Kansas City Scouts in the NHL expansion draft but chose instead to sign with WHA's Vancouver franchise. He played in 277 WHA games, scoring eighteen goals and adding sixty-four assists.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1963–64 | Milton-Ingersoll Aces | OHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 56 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1965–66 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 48 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | St. Louis Braves | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | St. Louis Braves | CHL | 63 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 68 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 66 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 51 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 64 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 67 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 58 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 80 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 68 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 63 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 277 | 18 | 64 | 82 | 74 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 189 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Ates, Murat (June 7, 2019). "Foundations of a championship: The unique story of how the ‘79 Avco Cup-winning Jets came to be". The Athletic